SOCCER PLAYER
Christopher Samba
1984 - Today

Christopher Samba
Veijeany Christopher Samba (born 28 March 1984), known as Christopher Samba, is a former professional footballer who played as a defender. Born in France, he played for the Congo national team. Samba notably played in the Premier League for Blackburn Rovers where he played for five years, notching up 161 league appearances with 16 goals. He also played top flight football in England for Queens Park Rangers with a spell in the EFL Championship with Aston Villa. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Christopher Samba is the 12,849th most popular soccer player (down from 10,786th in 2019), the 6,085th most popular biography from France (down from 5,945th in 2019) and the 614th most popular French Soccer Player.
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Among SOCCER PLAYERS
Among soccer players, Christopher Samba ranks 12,849 out of 21,273. Before him are Łukasz Szukała, Oswaldo Vizcarrondo, Hitoshi Morishita, André Biyogo Poko, Abdallah El Said, and Jakub Sylvestr. After him are Satoshi Mashimo, Franck Atsou, Eric Eichmann, Nacho Novo, Dodô, and Nikola Drinčić.
Most Popular Soccer Players in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsŁukasz Szukała
1984 - Present
HPI: 41.30
Rank: 12,856
Oswaldo Vizcarrondo
1984 - Present
HPI: 41.30
Rank: 12,857
Hitoshi Morishita
1967 - 2025
HPI: 41.30
Rank: 12,858
André Biyogo Poko
1993 - Present
HPI: 41.30
Rank: 12,859
Abdallah El Said
1985 - Present
HPI: 41.30
Rank: 12,860
Jakub Sylvestr
1989 - Present
HPI: 41.30
Rank: 12,861
Christopher Samba
1984 - Present
HPI: 41.30
Rank: 12,862
Satoshi Mashimo
1974 - Present
HPI: 41.29
Rank: 12,863
Franck Atsou
1978 - Present
HPI: 41.29
Rank: 12,864
Eric Eichmann
1965 - Present
HPI: 41.29
Rank: 12,865
Nacho Novo
1979 - Present
HPI: 41.29
Rank: 12,866
Dodô
1998 - Present
HPI: 41.29
Rank: 12,867
Nikola Drinčić
1984 - Present
HPI: 41.29
Rank: 12,868
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1984, Christopher Samba ranks 830. Before him are Alessandro Rosina, Mladen Božović, Tozin, John Kucera, Łukasz Szukała, and Oswaldo Vizcarrondo. After him are Jared Tallent, Nikola Drinčić, Simon Pagenaud, Papa Gueye, Petri Kontiola, and Kostas Vasileiadis.
Others Born in 1984
Go to all RankingsAlessandro Rosina
SOCCER PLAYER
1984 - Present
HPI: 41.38
Rank: 824
Mladen Božović
SOCCER PLAYER
1984 - Present
HPI: 41.33
Rank: 825
Tozin
SOCCER PLAYER
1984 - Present
HPI: 41.32
Rank: 826
John Kucera
SKIER
1984 - Present
HPI: 41.31
Rank: 827
Łukasz Szukała
SOCCER PLAYER
1984 - Present
HPI: 41.30
Rank: 828
Oswaldo Vizcarrondo
SOCCER PLAYER
1984 - Present
HPI: 41.30
Rank: 829
Christopher Samba
SOCCER PLAYER
1984 - Present
HPI: 41.30
Rank: 830
Jared Tallent
ATHLETE
1984 - Present
HPI: 41.29
Rank: 831
Nikola Drinčić
SOCCER PLAYER
1984 - Present
HPI: 41.29
Rank: 832
Simon Pagenaud
RACING DRIVER
1984 - Present
HPI: 41.28
Rank: 833
Papa Gueye
SOCCER PLAYER
1984 - Present
HPI: 41.26
Rank: 834
Petri Kontiola
HOCKEY PLAYER
1984 - Present
HPI: 41.26
Rank: 835
Kostas Vasileiadis
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1984 - Present
HPI: 41.24
Rank: 836
In France
Among people born in France, Christopher Samba ranks 6,085 out of 6,770. Before him are Amandine Buchard (1995), Pierre-Alain Frau (1980), Jonathan Schmid (1990), Maxime Lopez (1997), Théo Pourchaire (2003), and Teddy Tamgho (1989). After him are Andrew Albicy (1990), Simon Pagenaud (1984), Claire Nouvian (1974), Erwann Le Péchoux (1982), Camille Rowe (1990), and Warren Barguil (1991).
Others born in France
Go to all RankingsAmandine Buchard
WRESTLER
1995 - Present
HPI: 41.40
Rank: 6,079
Pierre-Alain Frau
SOCCER PLAYER
1980 - Present
HPI: 41.39
Rank: 6,080
Jonathan Schmid
SOCCER PLAYER
1990 - Present
HPI: 41.38
Rank: 6,081
Maxime Lopez
SOCCER PLAYER
1997 - Present
HPI: 41.33
Rank: 6,082
Théo Pourchaire
RACING DRIVER
2003 - Present
HPI: 41.32
Rank: 6,083
Teddy Tamgho
ATHLETE
1989 - Present
HPI: 41.31
Rank: 6,084
Christopher Samba
SOCCER PLAYER
1984 - Present
HPI: 41.30
Rank: 6,085
Andrew Albicy
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1990 - Present
HPI: 41.29
Rank: 6,086
Simon Pagenaud
RACING DRIVER
1984 - Present
HPI: 41.28
Rank: 6,087
Claire Nouvian
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1974 - Present
HPI: 41.27
Rank: 6,088
Erwann Le Péchoux
FENCER
1982 - Present
HPI: 41.25
Rank: 6,089
Camille Rowe
MODEL
1990 - Present
HPI: 41.25
Rank: 6,090
Warren Barguil
CYCLIST
1991 - Present
HPI: 41.24
Rank: 6,091
Among SOCCER PLAYERS In France
Among soccer players born in France, Christopher Samba ranks 614. Before him are Fabrice N'Sakala (1990), Lamine Gassama (1989), Marvin Martin (1988), Pierre-Alain Frau (1980), Jonathan Schmid (1990), and Maxime Lopez (1997). After him are Abdoulaye Doucouré (1993), Issiar Dia (1987), Vincent Laban (1984), Mehdi Abeid (1992), Naïm Sliti (1992), and David Zurutuza (1986).
Fabrice N'Sakala
1990 - Present
HPI: 41.46
Rank: 608
Lamine Gassama
1989 - Present
HPI: 41.44
Rank: 609
Marvin Martin
1988 - Present
HPI: 41.43
Rank: 610
Pierre-Alain Frau
1980 - Present
HPI: 41.39
Rank: 611
Jonathan Schmid
1990 - Present
HPI: 41.38
Rank: 612
Maxime Lopez
1997 - Present
HPI: 41.33
Rank: 613
Christopher Samba
1984 - Present
HPI: 41.30
Rank: 614
Abdoulaye Doucouré
1993 - Present
HPI: 41.21
Rank: 615
Issiar Dia
1987 - Present
HPI: 41.18
Rank: 616
Vincent Laban
1984 - Present
HPI: 41.16
Rank: 617
Mehdi Abeid
1992 - Present
HPI: 41.15
Rank: 618
Naïm Sliti
1992 - Present
HPI: 41.14
Rank: 619
David Zurutuza
1986 - Present
HPI: 41.13
Rank: 620